School of Nursing and Health Studies

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image_size = 148
name = Georgetown University School of Nursing and Health Studies
established = 1903
type = Private
dean = Bette Keltner
city = Washington, D.C.
state =
country = USA
students = 675
undergrad = 453
postgrad = 222
faculty = 41
staff =
campus = Urban
website = http://snhs.georgetown.edu
telephone = [phone]
footnotes = cite web |url= http://snhs.georgetown.edu/prospective/factsheet.html |title= Fact Sheet |accessdate= 2007-03-04] The Georgetown University School of Nursing and Health Studies (NHS) is one of the four undergraduate schools of Georgetown University. Founded in 1903 as the School of Nursing, it added three other health related majors in 1999 and appended its name to become the School of Nursing and Health Studies. [cite news |url= http://explore.georgetown.edu/news/?ID=2938 |title= Georgetown University School of Nursing and Health Studies Appoints New Director of Development |date= July 30, 2003 |accessdate= 2007-04-26 |first= Lindsey |last= Spindle |publisher= Georgetown University |work= [http://gumc.georgetown.edu/communications Office of Communications] ] The school has been at the forefront of education in the health care field, offering many programs unique to America's elite institutions. Offering undergraduate and graduate programs in the health sciences, graduates are prepared to enter the complex fields of medicine, law, health policy, and nursing. NHS is made up of the Department of Health Systems Administration, the Department of Human Science, the Department of International Health, and the Department of Nursing. [cite web |url= http://nhs.georgetown.edu/departments.html |title= Departments |work= [http://nhs.georgetown.edu/index.html Nursing and Health Studies] |date= 2006-11-10 |accessdate= 2007-04-19]

The Department of Human Science completed the newest undergraduate research laboratory space on campus in 2006 called the [http://nhs.georgetown.edu/facilities/discovery.html Discovery Center] . The Discovery Center includes a Basic Health Science Teaching Laboratory, a Molecular and Cell Biology Research Laboratory, a Cell Culture Room, and a Preparation and Instrument Room.

NHS is also home to GUS - [http://nhs.georgetown.edu/facilities/gus.html Georgetown University Simulator] - a full-body, robotic mannequin that can realistically replicate physiological conditions and symptoms and pharmacological responses.

Degrees Offered

Bachelor of Science

* [http://nhs.georgetown.edu/HSA/index.html Healthcare Management and Policy]
* [http://nhs.georgetown.edu/HS/index.html Human Science]
* [http://nhs.georgetown.edu/IH/index.html International Health]
* [http://nhs.georgetown.edu/nursing/index.html Nursing]
* [http://nhs.georgetown.edu/nursing/index.html Accelerated Second Degree BSN] Graduates of these programs have pursued careers and/or graduate study in the following areas: clinical research, physical therapy, medicine, healthcare law, public health, epidemiology, pharmaceutical sales/marketing, advanced practice nursing, dentistry, physician assistant, forensics, healthcare consulting, hospital administration, and many other fields. Certificates are also available for undergraduate students in the following subject areas: International Health and Population Health.

Master of Science

* [http://nhs.georgetown.edu/HSA/index.html MS in Health Systems Administration]
* [http://nhs.georgetown.edu/nursing/index.html MS in Nursing]
**Acute and Critical Care Clinical Nurse Specialist
**Acute Care Nurse Practitioner
**Direct Entry to Advanced Practice
**Family Nurse Practitioner
**Nurse Anesthesia
**Nursing Education
**Nurse-Midwifery/Women's Health

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